Category Archives: Maliki

Kurds and the post-Maliki era

By Payraw Anwar: Nothing worth speaking of was achieved during the past ten years of Maliki’s rule. Nothing changed politically except for increased tensions and crises. Maliki was clever at causing crises and creating dilemmas for all sides in Iraq. Throughout his tenure there have always been bad relations between the Kurds and Arabs, and…

This is Maliki’s war – he is responsible for this disaster

By Mufid Abdulla: On 10th June 2014 the world awoke to news of a huge disaster in the troubled area of Iraq. The criminals and thugs who call themselves ISIL (or IS, for ‘Islamic State’) had taken over Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, and also Tikrit. It was a tragedy and everyone asked: how could…

US tells Nuri Maliki, ‘You’re on your own’

By Mufid Abdulla: Since the 6th June when ISIS stormed Mosul, and then captured Tekrit, the whole world has been shaken by their ferocity and capability in seizing ground so quickly. The political and military power of Nuri Maliki has collapsed before the eyes of all the Iraqi people, who are left wondering how it…

In-State Conflicts Threaten Iraq’s Existence

Mohammed Hussein

By Mohammed Hussein: The Iraqi political situation is a proper case to show the challenges and problems of post-colonial states; problems that have not let these states create normal citizenship, strong economies and real sovereignty. Consequently, many of these states have faced civil wars, economic collapse and strong deadlock that have stopped their development and…

Nouri Al-Maliki’s new authoritarian theory: Blood for Blood

Kamal Chomani

By Kamal Chomani: Twitter: @KamalChomani Since 2006 more than 250 journalists and academics have been killed in Iraq; their blood has gone for free. It was only a week ago that Iraq’s Premier, Nouri Al-Maliki, woke up and theorized an authoritarian theory for killing a journalist; blood for blood. Maliki has been making propaganda for…

Crisis-making Policy!

By Zeravan Barwary: In the new world system, the state is the major actor which is measurable and accountable in both its domestic and external policy to its citizens within its borders, and to the international community outside them. According to international standards, there are some failed states, and others are called successful states. Failed…

How far might Mr. Barzani go?

Sarkawt Shamsulddin

By Sarkawt Shamsulddin:  As tensions between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and its federal government or the Government of Iraq (GOI) reach to the point where the federal budget has been cut from the region, the gap between the two becomes critical and building a bridge is required now. When I have talked to my…

Maliki government is the cancer of Iraq

By Mufid Abdulla: No one should be at all surprised by the latest news from the BBC that that level of violence in Iraq has risen back to 2008 levels. Nuri Maliki’s government has produced nothing but corruption and a bloodbath in the centre and south of Iraq. It soon became clear that this administration’s priority…

Al Qaeda and ex-Baathists ‘exploiting’ protests against Maliki

KT News and Comment: Southern Iraq continues to be convulsed every week by mass demonstrations called by pro-Sunni parties protesting at the authoritarian and sectarian policies of Maliki’s pro-Shia government. In Anbar and Ramadi, opposition forces are threatening to march on Baghdad to conduct their Friday prayers in the capital. This would amount to a…

Maliki is pushing parties towards sectarian conflict and the division of Iraq

KT News and Comment: LATEST: A suicide bomber and gunmen have killed 33 people today in an attack on a police station in Kirkuk. The nightmare is unending …  Shwan Muhamed Taha, an MP belonging to the Kurdistani Coalition in the Iraq parliament, told Sumaria News yesterday that the withdrawal from parliament of the Iraqia…